Great Falls - Summer 2006
I've lived within a half hour of Great Falls National Park for a number of years, and only discovered it this year, in early June. I've been over 30 times, sometimes all day, other times passing through for an hour. The Bald Eagles are by far my favorite things to see there, but there's really much more, The Falls, and other wild life.
Added to the National Geographic Wannabes group out of a real desire to work a location, and get to know it, and document it, and learn from it, and produce as a result, the best representitive images... These 13 images are picked from about 40 trips over 4 months and probably about ~10,000 exposures (#updated, I did a quick check). I went there about 25 times in the 35 days after my first visit.
1. Potomac White Water Festival - Great Falls Race 2006, 2. Bald Eagle @ Great Falls 6/18/2006, 3. Great Blue Heron @ Great Falls National Park, Maryland, 4. Close Encounter of the Red Fox Kind - Great Falls Maryland [1] 2, 5. Sunset @ Great Falls Pt 2 (8/4/2006 8:31PM), 6. First Day of MY Summer (2 Bald Eagles, 2 Great Blue Heron), 7. Kayakers - Great Falls, Maryland - 7/14/2006 - 1 2 [3] 4 (Double Pix), 8. Deer @ Great Falls, Maryland 7/16/2006 1 [2], 9. Black Crowned Night Heron - Happy Feathery Friday, 10. Kayakers - Great Falls, Maryland - 7/14/2006 - 1 [2] 3 4 (Double Pix), 11. Ta Da!, 12. "Tow Path", 13. Live Your Dream
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![Bonnie @ US National Zoo [1] 2](http://farm1.staticflickr.com/85/251999074_7d726ed0d6_s.jpg)
![Bonnie @ US National Zoo 1 [2]](http://farm1.staticflickr.com/97/251999038_30bd26661c_s.jpg)
Comments and faves
martytdx (69 months ago | reply)
It's always nice to find a spot that you've overlooked for the longest time. I feel the same way about Palmyra Cove near us.
Tailer's Family - journeying! added this photo to her favorites. (69 months ago)
Tailer's Family - journeying! (69 months ago | reply)
You are invited to add this image to www.flickr.com/groups/bigfave
From My Contacts Sheet - looks very inviting!
ferran pestaña added this photo to his favorites. (69 months ago)
Doug Lloyd (69 months ago | reply)
A very nice Composit Jon. Well Done
Doug
mandyble (69 months ago | reply)
you know, i lived in MD for 20 years & only went to Great Falls once! really regretting that now...
BillyCrafton added this photo to his favorites. (69 months ago)
BillyCrafton (69 months ago | reply)
Great collection of pictures. I've marked this as a fav to come back and get some ideas.